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On 13 June 1920, the United States banned the sending of people by parcel post after a number of instances and a previous unsuccessful attempt to outlaw the bizarre practice It’s fairly common for a new invention to take a little while to iron out its kinks – but one …

Royal Mail customers are being warned they could face extra charges by the end of the next month if they are not aware of changes that will be taking place soon. In February, Royal Mail introduced barcoded stamps to replace the traditional ones. The postal company originally gave a January …

Royal Mail customers may be hit with extra fees in a number of weeks due to a stamp change that will soon come into effect. The postal company introduced barcoded stamps to replace the traditional ones at the beginning of February. And older stamps will soon no longer be valid. …

Dave Ward and the national postal executive of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have blocked strike action at Craigavon delivery office in Northern Ireland after two reps were sacked there in February. Postal workers from Northern Ireland contacted the World Socialist Web Site last week reporting that their reps were …

Scottish postman who sued Royal Mail for racism after colleague told him ‘I can’t understand you’ loses discrimination claim as tribunal rules he was just talking too fast Scottish postman claimed he was being discriminated against over his accent He sued the Royal Mail and claimed his manager was being …

A Cambuslang trade unionist has launched his campaign ahead of a potential Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) steering committee has agreed that Chris Sermanni, a leading trade unionist and a Cambuslang resident, will stand if there is a Rutherglen and Hamilton West …

T he number of the world’s largest companies to have set net-zero targets has almost doubled in two and a half years, according to research. An analysis of data from Net Zero Tracker, a platform that monitors the decarbonisation progress of companies, cities and countries around the world, shows 909 …

The problem is that the USO can only be scrapped with Parliament’s say-so and it is refusing to play ball, business minister Kevin Hollinrake has announced. “As you will be aware, we currently have no plans to change the minimum requirements of the universal postal service,” he said in a …

We urge Royal Mail workers to contact the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee to coordinate the fightback against the Communication Workers Union’s move to sell-out their year long struggle. The committee’s next online Zoom meeting is on Sunday June 11, 7pm. Register here to attend. On June 1, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) claimed to …

Council chiefs have joined the hunt for a new premises for Portishead Post Office. The post office – the only one in the town – closed in January after McColls in the High Street, where it was based, shut its doors. Portishead is the second biggest town in North Somerset …